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The legendary television series, Breaking Bad features several intriguing characters apart from Bryan Cranston’s Walter White. One of these many characters is the menacing yet unforgettable Hector Salamanca, portrayed by the late star Mark Margolis. Having reprised his role in the spin-off Better Call Saul, his portrayal of a silent yet fiercely expressive character left a lasting impression on the audiences.

Late actor Mark Margolis | Credit: Better Call Saul / AMC

The late actor once revealed that there was a particular aspect of Breaking Bad that initially sent him into a panic mode that was not in the Bob Odenkirk-starrer spin-off. While it has been two years since Margolis passed away, here is a walk down memory lane as we revisit his reflections on his iconic role.

Mark Margolis on reprising his iconic role in Better Call Saul Mark Margolis as Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad | Credit: AMC

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Hulu is continuing to double down on stand-up specials.

The streamer will air Chris Distefano’s third stand-up special as it ramps up its moves into comedy.

Distefano’s hour-long special – It’s Just Unfortunate – is exec produced by Jimmy Kimmel.

He joins the likes of Jim Gaffigan, Bill Burr, Ilana Glazer, Roy Wood Jr., Atsuko Okatsuka and Jessica Kirson, who are bringing their stand-up specials to the Disney-backed streamer as it looks to take on the likes of Netflix by aggressively moving into the genre.

Hulu has also licensed a number of specials from the likes of 800 Pound Gorilla, Comedy Dynamics, and Don’t Tell Comedy.

Last year, Distefano sold out Radio City Music Hall and the Theater at Madison Square Garden. He started his career on MTV’s Guy Code and Girl Code before starring in IFC’s Benders, co-hosting Netflix’s Ultimate Beastmaster and hosting Vice TV’s Super Maximum Retro Show.

The final appearance made by late rapper Coolio in Hulu’s reboot of “Futurama” featured a holiday-themed hip-hop song and a tribute to the musician.

“Yo, Santabot, I’ma drop my ‘Futurama’ X-Mas list for 3023. Y’all ready for this? I’m about to get nice!” Coolio said in a 45-second clip, before running off with his rhymes. “Kwanzaabot, yeah! Gimme 12 Slurms a-slurping, 11 Benders burping, 1o episodes dropping!”

Coolio originally played Kwanzaa-Bot in two previous episodes of “Futurama” in 2001.

While many of Coolio’s fans know him for his hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “C U When U Get There,” he also had a stint in the acting realm, with one of his roles being Kwanzaa-Bot — Santabot’s counterpart — in the newly rebooted “Futurama.” His X-Mas list rap was his final appearance as the character before his death last year. And it’s featured in the episode, “I Know What You Did Next Xmas,...

New Regency has won the rights to a buzzy non-fiction title shedding new light on America’s first serial killer family.

“Hell’s Half-Acre,” penned by British historian Susan Jonusas, presents new revelations about the Benders, an 1870s Kansas family that achieved notoriety in the annals of U.S. crime history for murdering what is estimated to be up to a dozen travellers.

A number of bodies were discovered in 1873, buried by a trailside cabin beneath an orchard of young apple trees. Below the cabin was a cellar stained with blood. The owners of the property were the Benders, a family of four who once resided there but were nowhere to be found. The discovery sent the local community and national newspapers into a frenzy that continued for decades, sparking an extensive manhunt for the Benders.

The book, which will be released in March 2022, draws on extensive original archival material.

Exclusive: Comedian Chris Distefano is playing pub landlord in the buzziest at-home bars on the block in a new series for TruTV: Distefano is hosting Backyard Bar Wars, a home renovation series for the WarnerMedia cable network.

The series will pit two neighbors against each other in a backyard build-off to create their own bar. Based on the rising trend of DIY bars, the series is a send-up of the classic home reno show with self-described “unhandy-man” Distefano roasting the builders as they put up their creations.

Backyard Bar Wars comes from 44 Blue Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company, behind Netflix’s Jailbirds, A&e’s Walhburgers and Animal Planet’s Pit Bulls and Parolees. The showrunner is Reno Camozzi, who exec produced Flip or Flop Nashville and has worked on series including Treehouse Masters and Food Court Wars. It is exec produced by Stephanie Noonan Drachkovitch, David Hale and Dan Snook.

Chris Distefano is expanding his relationship with Comedy Central, signing a comprehensive overall deal with exclusive on- and off-camera services, as well as a first look at content created/developed for any platform. The pact encompasses several projects already in development, including a new hour-long stand-up special, an animated series, an unscripted series, and the continuation of Comedy Central’s Friday night interstitial series Stupid Questions with Chris Distefano.

“Chris strikes the perfect balance of Brooklyn-born edge and nice-guy charm,” said Sarah Babineau and Jonas Larsen, EVPs and Co-Heads of Talent and Development, Comedy Central. “He’s razor-sharp, magnetic, and relatable — key to success on all platforms — so we couldn’t be more excited to enter into this deal with him.”

External to the deal, upcoming Distefano/Comedy Central projects already in development include a weekly podcast greenlit straight to series, as part of an expansion of Comedy Central’s Global Podcast Network,...

Comedian Chris Distefano has signed an exclusive overall deal at Comedy Central, extending his relationship with the cable network.

The deal will have Distefano create and develop content across platforms and encompasses a number of projects already in the works, including a new one-hour stand-up special, an animated series, an unscripted show and the continuation of Stupid Questions With Chris Distefano, an interstitial series that runs Friday nights.

Distefano (IFC's Benders, Netflix's Ultimate Beastmaster) is already at work on a weekly podcast for Comedy Central (which was ordered straight to series) and will be featured in a stand-up special, Chris ...

At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's new on Netflix and TV, we've got you covered.

TV Worth Watching

"Castle" (Monday on ABC at 10 p.m.)

This is another gigantic week for TV finales, including the "Mike & Molly" and "Castle" series finales, plus season finales for "Bates Motel," "NCIS," "Chicago Med," "NCIS: New Orleans," "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," "Chicago Fire," "The Middle," "The Goldbergs," Empire," "Modern Family," "Black-ish," "DC's Legends of Tomorrow," "The 100," "Grey's Anatomy," "Mom," "The Blacklist," "The Catch," "Grimm," "The Originals," "Shark Tanks," Banshee," "Saturday Night Live," "America's Funniest Home Videos," "The Simpsons," "Family Guy," "Bob's Burgers" and "Mr. Selfridge." Whew! And that's not even counting the two shows below.

On May 16, "Castle" is saying goodbye not just to Stana Katic's Detective Kate Beckett and Tamala Jones's Lanie Parish, who were already announced as leaving, but to the entire show,...

IFC didn't score with their Benders TV show so there won't be a second season. The hockey comedy has been cancelled.

Debuting in October, Benders revolves around a group of guys who love hockey and form a team -- The Chubbys -- to play in a local amateur hockey league. The cast includes Chris Distefano, Steve Schirripa, Steve Greenstein, Andrew Schulz, Lindsey Broad, Mark Gessner, and Ruy Iskandar.

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IFC has canceled hockey comedy “Benders” after just one season, TheWrap has learned. The sitcom had starred Andrew Schulz and Lindsey Broad over just 8 episodes. More to come …...

[[tmz:video id="0_tgj0ngox"]] MTV2 "Guy Code" star Andrew Schulz is clapping back at Gilbert Arenas haters ... saying his controversial statements about the Wnba wouldn't matter ... if the people who are mad actually went to the games.  Andrew -- who's currently starring in the IFC channel show "Benders" -- was out in NYC when we asked his thoughts on Arenas' explosive statements about female basketball players. In case you missed it ... Gilbert pissed off most of the known world...

Benders IFC Premieres: Oct. 1 Airs: Thursdays at 10pm Et/Pt Who’s In It? Andrew Schulz, Lindsey Broad, Chris Distefano, Mark Gessner, Ruy Iskandar Also See: Gigi Does It: David Krumholtz is a 76-year-old woman in IFC’s new comedy Bar-league sports are a comedy gold mine, and IFC’s new scripted comedy Benders digs deep into the world of Boston buddies who are obsessed with their very amateur ice hockey team. Co-creator Tom Sellitti says Benders and its stories were inspired by his own experiences on the ice. “We had a jersey that we were getting, and it was supposed to be … Continue reading →

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While there are several new series premiering this fall on Mondays (check out Deepayan Sengupta’s roundup here) and Tuesdays (check out my roundup here), there are only a handful of new Wednesday and Thursday offerings. Here’s what to look out for, and what to avoid, this fall on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Rosewood

Created by Todd Harthan

Premieres Wednesday, September 23rd at 8pm (Et) on Fox

Private pathologist Dr. Beaumont Rosewood Jr. (Morris Chestnut) is a popular guy, with everyone but Det. Annalise Villa (Jaina Lee Ortiz), the decorated police officer who’s recently returned to her hometown of Miami. Rosewood—Rosie to his friends—is a brilliant pathologist who runs a state-of-the-art lab with his sister Pippy (Gabrielle Dennis) and her fiancée, Tara Milly Izikoff (Anna Konkle). With his keen eye for detail and winning personality, Rosie is an asset Det. Villa can’t afford to waste, despite...